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NEW YORK - Tom Petty says his past use of the Confederate flag was "stupid."
Petty tells Rolling Stone he used the flag to promote the song "Rebels" from his 1985 "Southern Accents" album and "regretted it pretty quickly."
He says during one show, someone threw a Confederate... more »

BATON ROUGE, La. - In front of the second-largest crowd ever to see a game at Tiger Park, the No. 2-ranked LSU softball team produced 13 hits and needed just three innings to produce eight runs in an 8-2 victory over the Ole Miss Rebels in game two of the... more »

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Bo Wallace's pass was intercepted by Ronald Martin in the final seconds, and No. 3 Mississippi lost for the first time this season, 10-7 to 24th-ranked LSU on Saturday night. Ole Miss was lining up for a potential tying field goal from 42 yards, but... more »

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze says he has talked with defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche about a blurry photo circulating the internet that shows a person holding a bong. Freeze would not confirm if it was Nkemdiche in the photo or if he had done anything illegal, though... more »

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Bo Wallace threw for 316 yards and four touchdowns, including two to Vince Sanders, to lead No. 14 Mississippi over Louisiana-Lafayette 56-15 on Saturday. Ole Miss (3-0) has never lost to Louisiana-Lafayette (1-2) and this one wasn't in doubt for very long. I'Tavius Mathers rushed for... more »

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak says the leader of the pro-Russian rebels has agreed to hand over both black boxes from Flight 17 to Malaysian investigators who are in Ukraine. Najib also said that the remains of 282 of the crash victims currently in Torez are... more »

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he is halting a unilateral cease-fire in the conflict with pro-Russian separatists and says Ukrainian forces will go on the offensive against the rebels. A statement from Poroshenko on his website says the cease-fire is being halted and that "we will attack... more »

LAFAYETTE - The Ragin Cajuns haven't been to the College World Series since 2000 - the Rebels haven't visited since 1972.
One of the teams, however, will punch their ticket in the showdown Monday night for the right to go to Omaha.
After falling behind 3-1 in the... more »

LAFAYETTE - The Ragin Cajuns fell behind 3-0 before answering the Rebels with a scores in the second, third, and fifth innings to outlast Ole Miss 9-5 Saturday night.
Tyler Girouard scored on a fielding erros by Austin Bousfield in center field to start a big inning in the... more »

JUBA, South Sudan - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in South Sudan to urge its leaders and rebels to end months of ethnic killing that have raised the specter of genocide in the world's newest nation. Kerry arrived Friday in the South Sudan capital Juba for several hours... more »

OXFORD, Ms. - The magic LSU had in Game One against Ole Miss wasn't present in the second game of the three-game series Saturday night, as the Tigers lost 5-1.
Mississippi starting pitcher, and Madisonville native, pitched seven innings, only allowing one (unearned) run to the Tigers.
LSU... more »

OXFORD, MISS. (AP) - Theresa Plaisance scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 15 LSU held Mississippi without a point over the final three-and-a-half minutes of the game to secure a 66-56 win on Sunday. Diara Moore's two free throws with 3:44 left to play cut the LSU... more »

OXFORD, MS - The LSU Tigers watched a late lead slip away at Ole Miss in regulation, and Rebels guard Marshall Henderson provided his usual flair as the Tigers lost to the Rebels 88-74 in overtime.
Henderson had 19 of his 25 points in the second half and overtime,... more »

BATON ROUGE - The LSU Tigers get ready to face off against the Ole Miss Rebels and their prolific shooter Marshall Henderson.
While the sharp-shooter may be hard to contain on the perimeter, he's shown a knack for turning the ball over or, simply, missing shots inside the arc.... more »

BATON ROUGE - The LSU men's basketball team ended a two-game losing streak by beating South Carolina Saturday, 71-68.
While it's tough giving up a starting lineup spot, the case could be made it's even harder to do for the State of Louisiana Mr. Basketball last year and a... more »

BIRMINGHAM, Al. - The Southeastern Conference fined four schools a combined $60,000 for violating league policies during the football season. Mississippi State and Mississippi were the hardest hit, with each school receiving a $25,000 fine. Mississippi State was fined for violating the league's artificial noisemaker policy a second time. The... more »

OXFORD, Miss.- When highly-regarded recruit Robert Nkemdiche joined his brother Denzel at Mississippi, the two had plans of forming the core of the Rebels' defense. Because of injuries, that hasn't happened yet. But both are expected to be on the field Saturday, when Ole Miss (5-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) hosts... more »

FAYETTEVILLE, Ar. - The Arkansas Razorbacks' Nov. 9 football game at Ole Miss will start at 11:21 a.m. to accommodate a regional telecast. Two years ago in Oxford, Arkansas took a 29-24 victory over the Rebels. This year's game will be televised on the Southeastern Conference's regional television network. Arkansas... more »

OXFORD, Ms. - Bo Wallace's unpredictable, risk-taking style in the pocket made him one of the Southeastern Conference's most exciting players last season. These days, the Mississippi quarterback is a little boring. That's by design. The 6-foot-4, 204-pound junior is coming back from offseason shoulder surgery in January and is... more »

OXFORD, Ms. - Mississippi guard Marshall Henderson posted a letter on the school's athletic website on Wednesday apologizing for some of his actions during a successful but turbulent season. The 6-foot-2 junior averaged more than 20 points per game this season, leading the Rebels to their first NCAA tournament since... more »

OXFORD, Miss. - Mississippi forward Demarco Cox will miss the remainder of the season because of a stress fracture in his left foot. The 6-foot-8, 272-pound junior has already missed extended time because of the injury. He's played in just seven games, averaging 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds. But there... more »

TRIPOLI, Libya - People are celebrating in the streets of Libya's capital, amid reports that Moammar Gadhafi has been captured or killed as anti-Gadhafi forces overwhelmed his hometown of Sirte.
There's no official announcement from Libya's transitional government. But the country's information minister says he was told of Gadhafi's... more »

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - A former Libyan prime minister participating in talks at the African Union says his country is ready to talk with opposition rebels and accept political reforms, possibly including elections.
An offer of talks and possible political reforms could be a big step forward toward ending... more »

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -During his 13 years in the Southeastern Conference, Mississippi coach Houston Nutt has been known to morph from football coach to Southern Baptist preacher when the need arises.
Earlier this week, with the Rebels in the throes of a miserable season, the veteran coach made this... more »

After all that, it's a bear.
It has been more than a decade since the University of Mississippi began stripping away its images of the Old South. Confederate battle flags were first to go. Next was mascot "Colonel Reb," the goateed Southern planter who cheered on the Rebels from the... more »

In another surprising twist to a month-long saga, Mississippi quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has been cleared to play football just one day before the start of the season.
Three days ago, the NCAA ruled that the former Oregon quarterback had to sit out a season after enrolling at Mississippi. But... more »

Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt said he will not pursue the Kansas coaching vacancy.
Nutt and Ole Miss athletic director Pete Boone issued statements after media reports that Nutt was interested in the Kansas job.
Kansas coach Mark Mangino resigned last week in the midst of an investigation... more »

LSU head coach Les Miles will address his team's loss to Ole Miss during his weekly press conference today. It's scheduled to start around noon and you can watch it live on WBTR, cable channel 19. LSU fans have expressed outrage and disappointment over the Tigers' 25-23 loss to the... more »

Ole Miss' Dexter McCluster was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week, after his record setting performance in the Rebels' 42-17 win Saturday over Tennessee.
McCluster set school records with 282 yards rushing and 324 all-purpose yards and scored four touchdowns.
According to the school's website, the senior... more »

Thursday night is made for upsets, and tonight college football in the SEC delivered. The fourth ranked Ole Miss Rebels could not get their offense going, and the South Carolina Gamecock defense was the main reason.
Steve Spurrier and his Gamecock club upset the Rebels 16-10 in Columbia, SC... more »